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." >> wall street took advantage of america. it's now our turn to look at wall street contributing to a better america. >> sounds simple enough. but a bank regulation bill that seems like a slam dunk only a short time ago -- >> i think we're very, very close -- gwen: has run into a partisan buzz saw on capitol hill. >> this bill wouldn't solve the problems that led to the financial crisis. it would make them worse. gwen: might the same thing happen to president obama's eventual supreme court nominee or to the plan embraced by global leaders this week to reduce nuclear weapons? but saws ever where. >> the tea party movement. gwen: much of it building under the tea party flag. >> stop calling anyone un-american. let the unintended consequences of these actions, the results are un-american. gwen: covering the week, david wessel of "the wall street journal," gloria borger of cnn, peter baker of "the new york times," and john dickerson of "slate" magazine and cbs news. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> a
." >> wall street took advantage of america. it's now our turn to look at wall street contributing to a better america. >> sounds simple enough. but a bank regulation bill that seems like a slam dunk only a short time ago -- >> i think we're very, very close -- gwen: has run into a partisan buzz saw on capitol hill. >> this bill wouldn't solve the problems that led to the financial crisis. it would make them worse. gwen: might the same thing happen to president...
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we have talked a lot about the contract from america on this program. in fact, we unveiled them with ryan hecker a week ago. they are talking about constitutional limits to government, constitutional restraints on spending, on taxing. indeed on repealing obamacare. are these the principles guiding your decisions, your journeys, your travels and your endorsements? >> they're very consistent with the criteria we're using. we're looking for people not going to come to the senate to take on the bacon. that's what's gotten us trillions of dollars in debt. folks who swear off earmarks who want to repeal obamacare, who believe in limited federal government, keeping their oath of office. these are not right wing ideas. they are right in the middle of where most americans are. so i think that's why candidates like marco rubeo and marlin stutsman will do well. america has wakened up. it's not about political philosophy. it's about common sense. don't spend more than we are bringing in. stop adding to the debt. this appeals to democrats, republicans and independen
we have talked a lot about the contract from america on this program. in fact, we unveiled them with ryan hecker a week ago. they are talking about constitutional limits to government, constitutional restraints on spending, on taxing. indeed on repealing obamacare. are these the principles guiding your decisions, your journeys, your travels and your endorsements? >> they're very consistent with the criteria we're using. we're looking for people not going to come to the senate to take on...
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in america's election headquarters tonight, chief political correspondent carl cameron on the huge tea party rally here in washington. >> reporter: today's income tax deadline brought several thousands tea partiers to the street of the nation's capit capitol. >> as we all want one simple thing from our government. we would like to be left alone. >> reporter: now a year old, the tea party movement receives advice from two principle political action committees. freedom works run by former house republican leader dick army and the free market operated group known as americans for prosperity. the single biggest faction is the tea party patriots who specialize in new group development and have more than 1,500 groups nationwide. the tea party express bus tour holds demonstrations nationwide and was created by a conservative pack in california. the tea party nation holds grassroots conventions with workshops on political activism. and for online social networking, many tea parties adopt goooh.com, get out of our house. the factions feud over message and associating with political professional
in america's election headquarters tonight, chief political correspondent carl cameron on the huge tea party rally here in washington. >> reporter: today's income tax deadline brought several thousands tea partiers to the street of the nation's capit capitol. >> as we all want one simple thing from our government. we would like to be left alone. >> reporter: now a year old, the tea party movement receives advice from two principle political action committees. freedom works run...
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america. ♪ growing stronger. every day. >> chris: in america's election headquarters, the grand old party comes to america's party headquarters. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in new orleans. the site of the southern republican leadership conference to tell us who the players are and what we can expect. good evening, carl. >> reporter: hi, chris. activists from 14 southern states have come here to get an early peek at the 2012 republican presidential field and we'll watch what they say about the embattled republican committee and the chairman michael steele, but this is really about the white house wannabes and how they intend to take on barack obama and democrats. one of the main attractions will be sarah palin. she will receive no speaker fee for the appearance but there is a closely watched straw poll planned and she could win it. former house speaker newt gingrich has been looking at presidential run since he led them to the first house majority in 50 years and is still one of the g.o.p. m
america. ♪ growing stronger. every day. >> chris: in america's election headquarters, the grand old party comes to america's party headquarters. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live in new orleans. the site of the southern republican leadership conference to tell us who the players are and what we can expect. good evening, carl. >> reporter: hi, chris. activists from 14 southern states have come here to get an early peek at the 2012 republican presidential field and...
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then again, with over 10-million oreck vacuums sold in america, david oreck has been earning your confidence for nearly 50 years. call now and try the new oreck platinum pilot risk free for 30 days. keep it and get an incredible 10-year warranty plus no interest ever! that's right-ever. but you must order now! the new oreck platinum pilot. clean made easy! >>> if we don't change what led to crisis, we will doom ourselves to repeat it. that is the truth. opposing reform will leave taxpayers on the hook if a crisis like this ever happens again. >> our bill ends too big to fail. bail-outs end forever. >> i don't think you do it by creating a moral hazard. by putting a big fat fund out there in the first place that tells financial institutions don't worry, you can engage in risky practices, high-risk products, there is going to be a fund, there it is, $50 billion already to bail you out. >> bret: republican susan collins talking about a preliquidation fund in the senate bill as it's being debated right now that would essentially pay for a big company's collapse. that is what she is talking about
then again, with over 10-million oreck vacuums sold in america, david oreck has been earning your confidence for nearly 50 years. call now and try the new oreck platinum pilot risk free for 30 days. keep it and get an incredible 10-year warranty plus no interest ever! that's right-ever. but you must order now! the new oreck platinum pilot. clean made easy! >>> if we don't change what led to crisis, we will doom ourselves to repeat it. that is the truth. opposing reform will leave...
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how do you compare, when you hear people talking now about an angry america, frustration in america, the threat of domestic terrorism in america. what's your sense of the then and now? >> well, i don't really see a very direct or accurate comparison, john. i mean, back when i was in fbi in the early '70s, it was the sds, the weather underground, the black panther party, hate spewing and some real violence in the street. obviously, the tax protester movement, branch davidian compound. that's the reason in 1993, the atf and fbi action there that mcveigh, who killed all these wonderful neighbors of mine, wanted revenge. i mean, the reality is we have had, unfortunately, a lot of violent acts by extreme individuals and groups, but i think to have a group of individuals largely reasonably well educated, upscale economically who have had enough of taxes and are protesting, that's quintessentially america. i mean, that's something from the boston tea party forward. as long as you say, i'm angry, but i'm not violent, that's okay. if you're angry and violent, then you're a problem. law enforc
how do you compare, when you hear people talking now about an angry america, frustration in america, the threat of domestic terrorism in america. what's your sense of the then and now? >> well, i don't really see a very direct or accurate comparison, john. i mean, back when i was in fbi in the early '70s, it was the sds, the weather underground, the black panther party, hate spewing and some real violence in the street. obviously, the tax protester movement, branch davidian compound....
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pound away, america. pound away, america. from new york, good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," the president prepares to go to wall street to pitch the financial reform initiative. the u.s. and iraq score a major win in the battle against al-qaeda. and what did the defense secretary really mean in his memo about u.s. readiness for iran? live from our studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm bret baier. president obama will spend much of the week going where the money is. he's on the west coast today. stumping for a fellow democrat. but thursday, he will take his message, pushing for new financial regulations to the world's financial capital. senior white house correspondent major garrett tells us what is at stake. >> reporter: president obama left for california to raise money for democrats like vulnerable barbara boxer. later this week he will travel to wall street to raise ire about what it did with investors' money. he will return to cooper union in manhattan to push for
pound away, america. pound away, america. from new york, good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," the president prepares to go to wall street to pitch the financial reform initiative. the u.s. and iraq score a major win in the battle against al-qaeda. and what did the defense secretary really mean in his memo about u.s. readiness for iran? live from our studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm...
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and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our country into socialism just like they are in europe and we will go down the same tubes. they believe that and that is exactly what they are doing. immigration, they want this course. and i believe this immigration deal throughout the country now is going to be the trigger for mr. obama to declare martial law. guest: i will tell you one thing, all of this talk from the obama administration about dealing with immigration now and certain incentives, they are not. right now, they're on the losing end of this issue. republicans have the chance o
and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our...
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i don't think that's good for america. i think we need a dose of florida common sense in washington, and i can bring that there. >> reporter: just yesterday, crist sent an even stronger signal he's prepared to depart from republican orthodoxy, when he vetoed a bill passed by the republican-controlled state legislature to impose a merit pay system on florida's public school teachers. the veto defied former governor jeb bush, who led the push for the bill, and had prompted former senator connie mack to resign as chairman of the crist campaign. florida teachers, however, who had risen up in protest against the bill, were thrilled. some even promising to switch parties as a thank you to crist. >> i'd be willing to change my registration so i can vote in the primary. the teachers are not going to forget. we will remember in november. >> reporter: but political science professor susan mcmanus of the university of south florida told us before the veto it is unlikely enough teachers would switch parties to make a difference. >> fo
i don't think that's good for america. i think we need a dose of florida common sense in washington, and i can bring that there. >> reporter: just yesterday, crist sent an even stronger signal he's prepared to depart from republican orthodoxy, when he vetoed a bill passed by the republican-controlled state legislature to impose a merit pay system on florida's public school teachers. the veto defied former governor jeb bush, who led the push for the bill, and had prompted former senator...
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good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," the president pitches his financial regulation overhaul, the financial capital of the world. new words for mortgage giants franz franz and freddie mac are -- fannie mae and freddie mac are not in the cards yet and why this political race could retail ropes of a governor. that's live on "special report." i'm bret baier. president obama today laid out his case for increased financial regulation on the home court of people he wants to increasingly regulate. center white house correspondent major garrett tells us how the president's plan was received. >> and unless your business model depends on bilking people, there is little to fear from the new rules. >> reporter: you have nothing to fear from the longer regulatory arm of washington, president obama told wall streeters who sat mostly stone faced inside cooper union college in lower manhattan. the pitch, megabanks deal squarely they won't feel pinch of the c
good night, america. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> bret: next on "special report," the president pitches his financial regulation overhaul, the financial capital of the world. new words for mortgage giants franz franz and freddie mac are -- fannie mae and freddie mac are not in the cards yet and why this political race could retail ropes of a governor. that's live on "special report." i'm bret baier. president obama today laid out his case for...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule. but there's still more to do. our goal is to exceed every expectation you've set for us. we're putting people back to work, designing, building, and selling the best cars and trucks in the world. with our 100,000-mile, 5-year powertrain warranty to guarantee the quality. and the unmatched life-saving technology of onstar to help keep you safe. from new energy solutions. to the designs of tomorrow. we invite you to take a look at the new gm. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow." first of all, it's not a sideshow when it's your money
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. i'm ed whitacre, from general motors. a lot of americans didn't agree with giving gm a second chance. quite frankly, i can respect that. we want to make this a company all americans can be proud of again. that's why i'm here to announce we have repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks wobbling to a mix finish a flood of corporate earnings today. the dow jones industrial's up about eight points but s&p 500 slipping 1.34 points. the nasdaq added 4 points to the plus side. >>> starbucks posting better than expected and boosting its full-year outlook. shares moving higher in after-hours trading. >>> but ebay shares selling off on earnings coming in flat to slightly better than expected. and. >>> then there's boeing which finished at the to the dow. with shares soaring nearly 4% but it did lower its outlook. >>> at&t shares dipping slightly despite topping forecast. the
somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> i'm brian shactman with your cnbc "market wrap." stocks...
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this plan basically they say, and i'll paraphrase, barack obama has lowered the ambitious of america. space is not the final frontier. earth is. that's part of the article. under the "florida today" article that appeared april 16. it says obama doesn't get it. space is last frontier. president obama pulled the plug on our space program here in thursday. although he masked it with some vague long-term suggestions. the late president john k. kennedy must have turned over. he turn -- launched the moon landing program, because he understood that any nation that wants to remain number one on earth must also be number one in space. a couple of questions. it's my understanding, mr. administrator, that there's been a lot of internal administration on how to circumvent that includes nasa's ability to terminate or alter the constellation program. given the important of this issue, we need to understand the legality of the decisions nasa is making, relating to the program of records. especially in view of legislation. would you provide to this committee, the appropriations committee within the n
this plan basically they say, and i'll paraphrase, barack obama has lowered the ambitious of america. space is not the final frontier. earth is. that's part of the article. under the "florida today" article that appeared april 16. it says obama doesn't get it. space is last frontier. president obama pulled the plug on our space program here in thursday. although he masked it with some vague long-term suggestions. the late president john k. kennedy must have turned over. he turn --...
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we could argue this is america, they have every right to lobby their elected representatives but you can also look at that list and say a lot of those people got taxpayers' money. they can say we fade back, but is it unseemly, the process, or is it how it works? >> they haven't been lobbying me all that much bus i was against t.a.r. -- much because i was against t.a.r.p. to begin with. and i think they have paid back the t.a.r.p. money. but the key thing for us to do -- >> when you walk the halls, are you proud to be a member of congress when all this is happening? are we wrong to say, oh, my god, look at all that money being spent to lobby? just the american way? >> it has been the american way. we have a political system we are used to. and it certainly has some problems, perhaps public financing would be a good direction to go in. but they have a right to have their voices heard. >> you have been critical of this bill. they getting something for this money, in your view? >> less and less. i would say that i wasn't a real fan of the original wall street -- white house proposal or r
we could argue this is america, they have every right to lobby their elected representatives but you can also look at that list and say a lot of those people got taxpayers' money. they can say we fade back, but is it unseemly, the process, or is it how it works? >> they haven't been lobbying me all that much bus i was against t.a.r. -- much because i was against t.a.r.p. to begin with. and i think they have paid back the t.a.r.p. money. but the key thing for us to do -- >> when you...
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there's not a more spiritual family in america than the family of billy graham. and for this incident to happen because of a statement that was made years ago as well as months ago, i think it's truly unfortunate. >> senator mendez, he backed away from that. he believes that. was it right? >> we should invite all faiths to be able to join in that prayer. we are one country and ultimately i would hope when they make choices like that, they let choices know that we're all praying collectively to one god and we need his protection. >> senator robert menendez and saxby chambliss, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> coming up next, jennifer granholm is on the short list for the supreme court. >> it's safe to say someone like me would be an unconventional nominee in the recent appointments that have been made. okay, we're going to get going right away. [ announcer ] he's never met an appendix he couldn't fix! the abdomen-ator dr. bob bergowitz! yeah, woo! [ announcer ] she's the queen of clean! the 2009 surgeon of the year, dr. nancy mendelsoh
there's not a more spiritual family in america than the family of billy graham. and for this incident to happen because of a statement that was made years ago as well as months ago, i think it's truly unfortunate. >> senator mendez, he backed away from that. he believes that. was it right? >> we should invite all faiths to be able to join in that prayer. we are one country and ultimately i would hope when they make choices like that, they let choices know that we're all praying...
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and what's worse and more important is the climate of attitude toward government out across america is terrible. because they see people in washington playing partisan political games that seem to be mostly related to the next election instead of to their lives in the next generation or the next period of history. it's really bizarre. it's been going on for years here, but it seems to get worse. both parties never stop campaigning. party loyalty is put ahead of the national interests, what's good for the public, for the people who are good enough to send us here. and the net effect of that is that the american people have a lower opinion, less trust in their government than any time in my adult life. and that is bad. we got big problems that we can only solve if we work together, and we're not doing that now. >> so then give some advice to the governor of florida. you know him well, charlie crist. he's in a tough primary right now. you lost a primary and you decided to run as an independent and you won re-election to the united states estate. he faces the decision this week as far as r
and what's worse and more important is the climate of attitude toward government out across america is terrible. because they see people in washington playing partisan political games that seem to be mostly related to the next election instead of to their lives in the next generation or the next period of history. it's really bizarre. it's been going on for years here, but it seems to get worse. both parties never stop campaigning. party loyalty is put ahead of the national interests, what's...
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somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended march with $26 million in cash on hand, compared to just $10 million the national republican congressional committee had in the bank. during march alone the dccc had it around $1 million while the rnc down under $10. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president obama's gearing up today to press his case for wall street cleanup. tomorrow he's going up to new york, and today about 1:30 he told cnbc's chief washington correspondent, john harwood that wall street's wild gambles have to come to an end. john harwood joins us now, along with savannah guthrie, who is a white house
somewhere in america, the toughest questions are answered every day. because somewhere in america, more than sixty thousand people spend every day answering them. siemens. answers. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose. go national. go like a pro. >>> who has more money for november, democrats or republicans? well the democratic congressional campaign committee ended...
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. >> before the bombing occurred, there was a sort of fever in america. the fabric of american life had been unraveling. there was a lot of violence in our cities. there was a rise of gang violence in particular. what we learned from oklahoma city is not that we should gag each other or that we should reduce our passion for the positions we hold, but that the words we use really do matter because there are, there's this vast echo chamber and they go across space and they fall on the serious and the delirious alike. >> in a reference in a "new york times" article yesterday proceeding this event today, he talked about some of the rhetoric frankly, from the protests, the tea party protests, and michele bachmann. her particular use of the word, gangster, to reflect our government. this was michele bachmann yesterday. >> i think they don't realize that your iq scores are way above average. we're on to them. we're on to this gangster government. hey, you look happy to me. you don't look angry. that's because you get it and you are smart enough to get off your c
. >> before the bombing occurred, there was a sort of fever in america. the fabric of american life had been unraveling. there was a lot of violence in our cities. there was a rise of gang violence in particular. what we learned from oklahoma city is not that we should gag each other or that we should reduce our passion for the positions we hold, but that the words we use really do matter because there are, there's this vast echo chamber and they go across space and they fall on the...
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invest in america savings bonds. this will probably eliminate all our taxes completely if we go into this type of system. i am retired, but i lost my job on march 25. i have been to medical problems and workers' compensation, where they literally defrauded you. started my own business. host: how is that going for you? caller: cannot get a loan. i want to do custom cars and custom fits. the problem is getting money. the bottom line, u.s. bonds that invest in america, and have them mature every two years. host: thank you for your call. . next is jason on the line for independents. caller: hello, susan. with everybody out of work, where is the money going to come from? host: what do you think of the idea in general, if economic times were a little bit better? caller: i do not care how good economic times are. i think higher taxes are always a bad idea. taxes only go one direction, up one. as you have a tax, they never go down. one -- to have a tax, they never go down. you cannot get a head. the people who have jobs, eve
invest in america savings bonds. this will probably eliminate all our taxes completely if we go into this type of system. i am retired, but i lost my job on march 25. i have been to medical problems and workers' compensation, where they literally defrauded you. started my own business. host: how is that going for you? caller: cannot get a loan. i want to do custom cars and custom fits. the problem is getting money. the bottom line, u.s. bonds that invest in america, and have them mature every...
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>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a statement. invoking the danger of catch this, the soviet union. congressman aiken wrote in his press release, the cancellation of the space shuttle's replacement will effectively leave the united states reliant upon the soviet union to grant us access to low-earth orbit. as a member of the armed services committee i'm very concerned with that possibility. well that press release was later revised to say russian federation in place of soviet union. you got to credit "huffington post" for that catch. i guess congressman aiken and his staff are still op
>> the health care bill is bad for america. and now you have another theme here, you know, is what the president doing here bad for america in terms of space exploration? >> what's health care got to do with the space program? two words, barack obama, his critics just like hitting his agenda as bad for america. why? you bother to ask because it's obama's. in related news, when it comes to the space race, it turns out old battles die hard. republican congressman todd aiken put out a...
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and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our country into socialism just like they are in europe and we will go down the same tubes. they believe that and that is exactly what they are doing. immigration, they want this course. and i believe this immigration deal throughout the country now is going to be the trigger for mr. obama to declare martial law. guest: i will tell you one thing, all of this talk from the obama administration about dealing with immigration now and certain incentives, they are not. right now, they're on the losing end of this issue. republicans have the chance o
and the rest of america, 2-1 for the law. host: next telephone call, buffalo, this is phillip, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: yes. caller: this country is in dire straits. thank you for much of the work you are doing, but until november rolls around and then 2012, we have got to get different people in office. we cannot have people who are holding power -- not just obama, but everybody that is in theire. i cannot understand where the democrats are because they are driving our...
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> developing this hour, right now on "andrea mitchell reports," look at those picture. helicopters and boats searching for any sign of 12 people now missing after an explosion on an offshore oil rig. these pictures just into msnbc show the rig on fire last night off the coast of louisiana. the platform is still burning. it's now tilting about 70 degrees. most of the 126 workers were evacuated safely. they will be arriving back on land tonight. 15 were taken to area hospitals. seven are believed to be in critical condition. nbc's ron mott is on route. we'll have a report tonight on nbc nightly news. >>> scientists are telling -- travelers are
somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> developing this hour, right now on "andrea mitchell...
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sent there to do people's business have in fact put together a good product that's going to benefit america." >> sreenivasan: more than 100 amendments from both parties were circulating, but none were expected to be debated until tuesday. wall street had a good day. stocks rallied after several major companies posted strong earnings. the dow jones industrial average gained 122 points to close at 11,167. the nasdaq rose 40 points to close near 2,512. florida governor charlie crist announced today he's leaving the republican party to run for the u.s. senate as an independent. crist had fallen far behind former state house speaker marco rubio in the republican primary. the likely democratic nominee is congressman kendrick meek. british prime minister gordon brown appealed to voters today to overlook a major gaffe. yesterday, brown was overheard calling a woman "bigoted" and had to apologize. today, he addressed the issue at the start of the final prime ministerial debate before next week's elections. >> there's a lot to this job and as you saw yesterday i don't get all of it right. but i do kn
sent there to do people's business have in fact put together a good product that's going to benefit america." >> sreenivasan: more than 100 amendments from both parties were circulating, but none were expected to be debated until tuesday. wall street had a good day. stocks rallied after several major companies posted strong earnings. the dow jones industrial average gained 122 points to close at 11,167. the nasdaq rose 40 points to close near 2,512. florida governor charlie crist...
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this is america, we do not torture people! host: when it comes to favorability ratings for republicans and democrats, you know that they are at record lows. there was a spike around 2008 for the democratic party, while republicans were at about 43%. what is going on with republican here in the trend line? guest: in the last couple of years, there favorability rating has been about 40%. some of this opposition to the healthcare bill may have helped them in little bit. democrats, on the other hand, have been in decline since obama took office. now both parties are viewed about the same. now it is slightly less than 40% saying they have a favorable view of both parties. host: do you think that that is due to what is happening in congress? is this related to the healthcare bill? guest: some of it is. some of it is probably related to the economy. the economy is the top issue and this long effort to do health care struck some as being the wrong priority. host: dinwiddie, virginia. bob. caller: i had a major heart surgery and became
this is america, we do not torture people! host: when it comes to favorability ratings for republicans and democrats, you know that they are at record lows. there was a spike around 2008 for the democratic party, while republicans were at about 43%. what is going on with republican here in the trend line? guest: in the last couple of years, there favorability rating has been about 40%. some of this opposition to the healthcare bill may have helped them in little bit. democrats, on the other...
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who is financing revere america? >> revere america is a group that we just started. and so far we have some private sits sebs who have stepped up and supported this not because they have an action to grind but because they are american patriots who understand that obama care is the wrong thing for this country. it is a 501 c 4 which allows us to be advocates for a position and get out there and make the case and gather these petitions and take them to the members of congress. and we're going to do everything we can to turn that grassroots anger at obama care and at the fact that this narrow controlled government doesn't listen to the american people into something positive, and that positive result will be a good health care reform bill for the people of america. host: on the republican line. welcome to the washington journal. caller: god bless you both. god bless c-span. this is a tremendous moment. thank you for revere america.org. i'm a former new yorker, i'm a disabled senior citizen. i do have a blog that someone put on the internet for me. if you will google cr
who is financing revere america? >> revere america is a group that we just started. and so far we have some private sits sebs who have stepped up and supported this not because they have an action to grind but because they are american patriots who understand that obama care is the wrong thing for this country. it is a 501 c 4 which allows us to be advocates for a position and get out there and make the case and gather these petitions and take them to the members of congress. and we're...
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. >> you note in the opening pages of your book that a lot of ink has been spilled chronicling america's experience in vietnam and how it involved changed, affected americans. and how very little was written about the vietnamese. were you the guy to fix that? >> i would say that i was presented with the opportunity to fix it. and once i had face-to-face meetings with our former enemy and got a better understanding of what they went through on their side of the battlefield, i felt an obligation to record it. >> suarez: were you already in the midst of a journey, a transition, a change in the way that you understood the war? >> i was. i-- with the loss of my brother, i felt a lot of anger and animosity towards the vietnamese. and it wasn't until i returned to vietnam in 1994 with my father to see what we could do to get the vietnamese government to do a joint study on agent orange, and i started meeting with our counterparts over there that it really was a wake-up call for me. >> suarez: here we were, a war involving a rich country and a poor country. a huge country and a small country. wh
. >> you note in the opening pages of your book that a lot of ink has been spilled chronicling america's experience in vietnam and how it involved changed, affected americans. and how very little was written about the vietnamese. were you the guy to fix that? >> i would say that i was presented with the opportunity to fix it. and once i had face-to-face meetings with our former enemy and got a better understanding of what they went through on their side of the battlefield, i felt an...
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or steven colbert, you'd get a steady diet of pitches for the likes of starbucks, best buy, virgin america and bravo. well, colbert did ask biz stone if he had some kind of plan. >> are you going to make money off of this? >> yes. >> how? >> we're going to become a strong, profitable independent company. >> the move comes as some media holdouts are joining twitter's 105 million registered users and talking about it on the air. >> we're ready to go. here it is 8:58:43, it's out. yes, there it is. see. i give up, i was wrong, young and foolish. >> i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. >> i asked my 24,000 followers what they think of the new advertising policy and here are some of the responses. scott easeman, i have no issue with it. twitter is a free service. they've given us a great service. time to give back. another way to trash a good thing. it's all downhill from here. jack state fan, there are already a lot of sell-promoting selling tweets on here already. that's true. people like to promote themselves. the former bush white house spokesman, nah, i kind of like the spons
or steven colbert, you'd get a steady diet of pitches for the likes of starbucks, best buy, virgin america and bravo. well, colbert did ask biz stone if he had some kind of plan. >> are you going to make money off of this? >> yes. >> how? >> we're going to become a strong, profitable independent company. >> the move comes as some media holdouts are joining twitter's 105 million registered users and talking about it on the air. >> we're ready to go. here it is...
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it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the literally thousands of activities. it is also by the wa, by the wat amendment site. that is important and we need to accommodate that, but the mall was never really designed for that. remember, this is a bill that was put on top of a swamp. it is not very resilient. it is going to take a significant investment for us to basically rebuild the mall in a way that can withstand these uses. we are not intend on taking people off of the mall. we want them to be there, but we need to make it more resilienct. host: a costly endeavor? gues
it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the...
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good morning, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to america us noose room. -- to "america's newsroom". martha: good good morning, i'm martha maccallum, europe's airports have been closed for five days, they are trying to get people where they need to go and british airways are canceling flights for tuesday as well. so another day of grounded flights. bill: it's been a truly rough ride for passengers and the airlines, airlines are losing $200 million a day, some carriers now in a risk of filing for bankruptcy, and the situation so bad in great britain, the royal navy is sending out their ships to pick up stranded passengers on the other side of the english channel. mike tobin is live in london at heist row airport where he got stranded last week. he has shaved, as martha says! what's the government doing, mike? good morning. >> reporter: the royal navy, good morning, has now dispatched some three ships to handle this problem. the hms-arc royal and a flagship of the royal navy has been dispapatched to the english cham, sells the -- as well as the hms ocean, the primary duty to pick up st
good morning, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to america us noose room. -- to "america's newsroom". martha: good good morning, i'm martha maccallum, europe's airports have been closed for five days, they are trying to get people where they need to go and british airways are canceling flights for tuesday as well. so another day of grounded flights. bill: it's been a truly rough ride for passengers and the airlines, airlines are losing $200 million a day, some carriers now in a risk of filing...
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america's reach into space is linked with america tofs training of scientists and mathematicians who will drive our 21st century innovations. and i know there is no one in the senate any more commited to stem education than you, madam chair. that is why i've chosen this week to honor a great federal employee from nasa who dedicated her career to promoting stem education. dorothy metcalf lindenberger, dottie took an unusual path to space. as a child she was always interested in space exploration. when she lost a trip to space camp, her parents saved up money for her to go. it turned out to be an excellent investment not only in her daughter's future but in the many students she inspired. she pursued her love of science in college where she majored in college. she began teaching in hudson bay high school in vancouver, washington, in 1999. in her five years there as a science teacher, she won awards for achievement an avid marathon runner, dottie coached the school's cross country team. in 2003 one of her students asked the question that would change her life. the student curiously aske
america's reach into space is linked with america tofs training of scientists and mathematicians who will drive our 21st century innovations. and i know there is no one in the senate any more commited to stem education than you, madam chair. that is why i've chosen this week to honor a great federal employee from nasa who dedicated her career to promoting stem education. dorothy metcalf lindenberger, dottie took an unusual path to space. as a child she was always interested in space...
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getting results for the people of america. and i look for common ground to solve that problem, because i do think common ground is the place to be. it's where you find -- >> it might cost you election, might it not? it does seem like this is a pretty rough one for you, so being in the middle has proved not to be a very safe place for a politician. >> no, i have to say, i've always had tough races, that's just by the nature, they've always been tough elections, but i think by in large, the kansans see through that, but they can also see we're trying to get results and looking for common ground and trying to solve the problem. that's exactly what they want. people want to see, nowadays, i think, government moving forward, sometimes one step at a time, but, more importantly, solving the problems. >> last question here, by our count, you've got about $4,500 in campaign contributions from goldman sachs which has now been charged -- it's been found guilty of nothing, but it's been charged of not really telling investors everything t
getting results for the people of america. and i look for common ground to solve that problem, because i do think common ground is the place to be. it's where you find -- >> it might cost you election, might it not? it does seem like this is a pretty rough one for you, so being in the middle has proved not to be a very safe place for a politician. >> no, i have to say, i've always had tough races, that's just by the nature, they've always been tough elections, but i think by in...
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host: yeah, something about drugs in south america. is there a particular watch dog operation that looks for what diplomats may or may not be carrying when they come into the country or when they leave the country? guest: wrbling there's been a long negotiation in trying to include some kind of a convention on diplomatic couch. because it's even been alleged that a foreign country was smuggling, kidnapping a person in a diplomatic couch, and cold war, they caught a defector, wanted to ship him back, put him in a trunk and take him back out of dodge. and that would obviously be a terrible abuse of human rights. but the attempt to actually nail down the standards of diplomatic consciousness has not been in detail, has not been as successful. on narcotics, very much as much as. we have from time to time indicted prime ministers for narcotics trafficking. there was even concern in haiti recently that -- i'm not an expert -- that under aristide, there was much too much influence in haiti before preval took over. so the possibility of abuse
host: yeah, something about drugs in south america. is there a particular watch dog operation that looks for what diplomats may or may not be carrying when they come into the country or when they leave the country? guest: wrbling there's been a long negotiation in trying to include some kind of a convention on diplomatic couch. because it's even been alleged that a foreign country was smuggling, kidnapping a person in a diplomatic couch, and cold war, they caught a defector, wanted to ship him...
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good morning, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to "america's newsroom". martha: welcome back, bill, good morning to you, good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. while the president is making a pitch -- senators on both sides of the aisle try to negotiate a deal, one of the top economic advisers believes this has the votes to pass. take a look. >> i think you're going to see independent members of ck, of both parties are going to read the bill and say i totally agree with what is happening here, we need to end bailouts, too big to fail, derivatives out into the open so, so i think they're going to vote for it. bull bill we're getting earth word of what the president is going to say in manhattan. major, is this speech about new policy? >> it's not, bill. this is a speech to round up votes on capitol hill, make the case, and symbolically portray what happened in the great recession as something set in motion by recklessness and to a certain measure, greed on wall street. now, the president has got about 700 people in the audience at cooper union, some
good morning, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to "america's newsroom". martha: welcome back, bill, good morning to you, good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. while the president is making a pitch -- senators on both sides of the aisle try to negotiate a deal, one of the top economic advisers believes this has the votes to pass. take a look. >> i think you're going to see independent members of ck, of both parties are going to read the bill and say i totally agree with what is...
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. >> reporter: it's not all that uncommon, for past expenditures for the rnc and dnc or corporate america. when you're holding a convention in hawaii, it's going to be several hundred thousands of dollars, particularly if you're holding it in hawaii. democrat's at large expenditure comes from conferences and events they have held at this hotel. this is all part of doing business. what it does come in the rnc's expenditure spending $2,000 at that sex-themed club in los angeles. that's brought a lot more scrutiny. one of the big conclusions, coming out in a "washington post" looking at expenditures in the rnc and dnc, wining and dining big contributors, it costs money to get big-time donors. we just saw president obama for barbara boxer, many democrats putting up as much as $30,000. sometimes you need to give those folks more than peanuts or crackers. >> spend money to make money. i think that's the cliche. let's talk about the developing news regarding marco rubio. what is happening there with this preliminary investigation with the irs. >> florida and florida senate race has been one of t
. >> reporter: it's not all that uncommon, for past expenditures for the rnc and dnc or corporate america. when you're holding a convention in hawaii, it's going to be several hundred thousands of dollars, particularly if you're holding it in hawaii. democrat's at large expenditure comes from conferences and events they have held at this hotel. this is all part of doing business. what it does come in the rnc's expenditure spending $2,000 at that sex-themed club in los angeles. that's...
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>> that's not what america -- >> what decade are we in? >> i was against the mccain/kennedy bill, i called it amnesty because it was amnesty. any time you tell 13 million people, come to america and you broke the law and we're going to let you in, but to go the other direction to say, we're going to stop all americans who are hispanic who -- it's just -- that's -- that's offensive. >> interesting. a lot of people saying now this is the time to talk about federal immigration reform. you had the sunday shows, mitch mcconnell saying we have too much on our plate, economy and health care, this is not the time for that. >>> coming up, we're getting mad in the morning as jim cramer joins us on the set of "morning joe." >>> knee details on the george w. bush's memoir from inside 9/11 and his decision to quit drinking. >> i'll have to make that decision some time soon. especially in the morning, before 6:30. boom, it's just hitting. >>> and later, are aliens really out there? wait until you see who's saying, yes, we and we should leave them alone.
>> that's not what america -- >> what decade are we in? >> i was against the mccain/kennedy bill, i called it amnesty because it was amnesty. any time you tell 13 million people, come to america and you broke the law and we're going to let you in, but to go the other direction to say, we're going to stop all americans who are hispanic who -- it's just -- that's -- that's offensive. >> interesting. a lot of people saying now this is the time to talk about federal...
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because the wealthy in america, the most educated america, over the past 8, 12 years have been breaking the democratic party for cultural reasons, not for economic reasons, and there's been a great shock on wall street that this president has been more progressive than they expected. they don't think he's a capitalist. i'm just saying what they think on the street. and so now you have people with a lot of money. i mean, barack obama got the most money in '08 from goldman sachs, from all the hedge fund people, from wall street, all the big money. so now republicans say, okay, here's money we haven't gotten close to in 8 to 12 years for cultural reasons. and now these people, we've got a chance to get it back. so they want barack obama's money. and they want it from goldman sachs. >> the irony here is if you go talk to a lot of -- not all of them, but if you talk to a lot of leading financial people, i think they want this done. i think they say, look. they agree on 90% of what's in -- what's in this bill. >> tired of being the bad guys. >> and they don't want to be -- look -- >> where's
because the wealthy in america, the most educated america, over the past 8, 12 years have been breaking the democratic party for cultural reasons, not for economic reasons, and there's been a great shock on wall street that this president has been more progressive than they expected. they don't think he's a capitalist. i'm just saying what they think on the street. and so now you have people with a lot of money. i mean, barack obama got the most money in '08 from goldman sachs, from all the...
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america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby. >> this is a great machine. >> that's right. >>> time for a look at some of today's top stories. we will start with the coast guard continuing to search the waters off louisiana on the slim chances of finding 11 workers still missing after a massive oil explosion. the burning platform sank into the gulf of mexico raising fears that 300,000 gallons of crude could spill into the water every day. that could pose a serious environmental threat, especially if the oil slick reaches the louisiana coast, some 50 miles away. >> the great concern there is the loss of life. and it is a real personal tragedy for thos
america's favorite no calorie sweetener. ♪ >>> okay. i'll show you later. >> welcome back to "morning joe." >> i'm trying to convince pat to getten an ipad. i think i've got a hard, hard sell. >> do you want to know what was cute in the car? the driver was saying that pat calls -- is it the gps or what was -- >> no, no, no, he calls computers -- >> yeah. computers in general machines. >> that's right, machines. that's old school, baby....
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somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. ndering about your retirement plan? who isn't? retirement planning is all questions... how long? how much? how soon? what if? welcome to answer city... td ameritrade's retirement center. i get planning tools, like wealth ruler. strategies. and investment ideas. and retirement experts, on the phone, when i need them. for a little help. or a lot. whether retirement is way off. or way close. time for fresh thinking. time for td ameritrade. it's another thing to back it up. the chevy 5-year/100,000 mile transferable powertrain warranty. with roadside assistance and courtesy transportation, it's the best coverage in america. some critics out there
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i don't know that much about bank of america specific approach. a lot depends on the details. but i'm glad to see that they are including this strategy. the industry was very reluctant to use principal reduction for a long time and i'm glad to see they're opening up now to the idea of using that as one tool to addressing foreclosures. the federal reserve as a bank regulator we put out guidance in the november of '08 and we are strongly urging banks to be responsible in restructuring of their mortgages where necessary and in particular in participating in the administration's congress's plans to help underwater borrowers. >> do you see, do you have the concerns that i have that we could have another foreclosure crises though given the way that the markets are and the interest rates right now especially those adjustable rates especially those underwater because they cannot refinance their mortgage to get a fixed rate and therefore -- and thereby -- tau gentleman's time has expired so the chairman will perhaps answer that question. >> later? >> later or briefly. >> okay. we contr
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we have the president of the association for immigration reform, and frank sherry is the founder of "america's voice." we hope you tune in, 7:00 a.m. eastern. thank you for being with us this sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend. . >> "newsmakers" is very pleased to welcome congressman jerry lewis, the chief appropriator on capitol hill. thank you for being here this week. our two reporters joining me this week, the congressional appropriations reporter, and congressional reporter from mcwlatchy. with the twin facts in front of us of a federal debt of about $13 trillion and unemployment in your home state of california 12.6%, which is going to be the driving priority for you? >> $13 trillion did you say in i can't quite imagine that our national debt could rise to that level. for me, it's very, very apparent that government's tendency to overspend on everything has had a huge impact upon our economy, and government's unwillingness to provide oversight in areas where they have serious responsibility has led to other problems like the housing crisis. it's not a democrat or republican t
we have the president of the association for immigration reform, and frank sherry is the founder of "america's voice." we hope you tune in, 7:00 a.m. eastern. thank you for being with us this sunday morning. enjoy the rest of your weekend. . >> "newsmakers" is very pleased to welcome congressman jerry lewis, the chief appropriator on capitol hill. thank you for being here this week. our two reporters joining me this week, the congressional appropriations reporter, and...
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people last, it isn't america post-racial? and there was a flurry of editorializing. these conversations have continued. the idea of the post-racial america have been proclaimed in many ways, a fallacy, a goal, an open question -- but one thing is clear. this historic election of our nation's first african-american president has not taken us, as he said, beyond racial divisions in a single election cycle. tonight we commemorate the two- year anniversary of president obama's historic speech by asking some of these questions and assessing where we stand on these issues today. and in this effort we are very honored to be joined by some as distinguished speakers. when eiffel -- gwen ifill, martin luther king the third, michael lomax following dr. lomax's remarks, cecil williams will introduce in more detail are additional panel members, and he will also moderate the discussion. dr. williams is the former co- host of the show on pbs radio and, and he is currently an assistant clinical professor and director of the assistance for school age regioviolence. it is my pleasure
people last, it isn't america post-racial? and there was a flurry of editorializing. these conversations have continued. the idea of the post-racial america have been proclaimed in many ways, a fallacy, a goal, an open question -- but one thing is clear. this historic election of our nation's first african-american president has not taken us, as he said, beyond racial divisions in a single election cycle. tonight we commemorate the two- year anniversary of president obama's historic speech by...
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coming up next, the frozen flashback in steve hartman's "assignment america." if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots. ask your doctor about plavix. protection that helps save lives. people with stomach ulcers or other conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavix. taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin may increase bleeding risk, so tell your doctor when planning surgery. certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, may affect how plavix works. tell your doctor all the medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you've had a stroke. if fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell yo
coming up next, the frozen flashback in steve hartman's "assignment america." if you've had a heart attack caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood...
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caller: i just happened to finish an article entitled "america under martial law." it basically goes on to state the central banks are counting on a popular uprising against the banks in order to enact martial law in this country. it goes on to state that an entrepreneur said u.s. citizens will be enslaved by the fiscal overlords, starting with the health care bill. it has more to do with controlling every aspect of the americans' lives than it does with american treatment. host: let me interrupt. we understand the direction of your article. does it reflect your point of view? caller: yes, i believe central bank's barclay, all of criminals that need to bring down the middle class in order to run the government. as this man says, you cannot have a government after government --he
caller: i just happened to finish an article entitled "america under martial law." it basically goes on to state the central banks are counting on a popular uprising against the banks in order to enact martial law in this country. it goes on to state that an entrepreneur said u.s. citizens will be enslaved by the fiscal overlords, starting with the health care bill. it has more to do with controlling every aspect of the americans' lives than it does with american treatment. host: let...
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america's top-rated internet. even facebook and twitter on your tv. enjoy a bigger, better entertainment experience. and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you'll pay the same low price year after year. call now and you'll also get a free dvr for 6 months. get it all for just $99.99 a month with a two-year agreement -- a price guaranteed for two years! don't wait. call 1.877.fios.big. that's 1.877.fios.big. this is beyond cable. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities this is fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> video game violence has concerned parents at odds with free speech advocates but never before has the supreme court stepped in. that has changed thanks to a california law that the video game industry says is unconstitutional and the high court ruling could change the way games are sold and nationwide. karen explains in today's "consumer watch." >> the video game industry calls it censorship. california calls it child protection. now the supreme court will decide whether the state's law banning the sale of violent video game
america's top-rated internet. even facebook and twitter on your tv. enjoy a bigger, better entertainment experience. and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you'll pay the same low price year after year. call now and you'll also get a free dvr for 6 months. get it all for just $99.99 a month with a two-year agreement -- a price guaranteed for two years! don't wait. call 1.877.fios.big. that's 1.877.fios.big. this is beyond cable. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities...
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part of the problem in america is there is so much coming out. how does the average american find out the stuff you have found out? we have not got the capacity to travel around the world for 10 years doing what you did. how does the average american discover what you know and it prompted to do what you are telling us we need to be doing? >> there was not internet when i started, so now it is a lot easier. you can research hundreds of stuff on line. you can go to our website, which is storyofstuff.org. lots of organizations to. it has lots of details about what i saw at garment factories in haiti or toxic waste dumps in south africa where we four years send our toxic waste under apartheid and it was dumped in black communities, and we were doing that for years and years forget i went to india, the site of the largest industrial accident ever. >> her new book is called "the story of stuff." a wonderful documentary comes along with that. thank you for the book. good to have you on the program. >> thank you so much. tavis: that is our show for tonig
part of the problem in america is there is so much coming out. how does the average american find out the stuff you have found out? we have not got the capacity to travel around the world for 10 years doing what you did. how does the average american discover what you know and it prompted to do what you are telling us we need to be doing? >> there was not internet when i started, so now it is a lot easier. you can research hundreds of stuff on line. you can go to our website, which is...